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P. AND I. PHILIPSBERG. SEAL TAG. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6. 1913.

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PAUL PHILIPSBERG AND IGNATZ PHILIPSBEBG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YOR K.

SEAL-TAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

Application filed March 6, 1918. Serial No. 220,725.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PAUL PHILIPSBERG and IGNATZ PHILIPSBERG, citizensof Austria-Hungary, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSeal-Tags, of which the following is a specification, such as will en.-able those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to seal tags and particularly to devices of thisclass designed for use by merchants or other dealers in clothing orwearing apparel as a protection against fraud, and the object of thisinven tion is to provide a tag of this class composed of a plurality offoldable parts, and means for locking said parts together when folded, anumber of said parts being adapted to be passed through a part of agarment or other wearing apparel before said tag is sealed; and afurther object being to provide a seal tag of the class and for thepurpose specified which is simple in construction and operation andeffective in use, and which is composed entirely of fibrous material.The invention is ful1y.,disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof our improvements are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan View of our improvedseal tag in blank form;

Fig. 2 a view of one'end portion of said tag indicating the first stepin the operation of folding the same,

Figs. 3 and d views similar to Fig. 2 but showing the second and thirdsteps in folding the seal tag; i

Fig. 5 a view of the complete tag showing the fourth step in folding thesame;

Fig. 6 a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing the fifth step of foldingthe tag and indicating a part of said tag passed through a button-holein a garment;

Fig. 7 a view similarto Fig. 6 but showing the last step'o-f foldingsaid tag and indicating it in its sealed position and permanentlysecured to a garment; and,

Fig. 8 a section on the line 88 of Fig. 7 and on an enlarged scale.

In the drawing 10 is an approximately L- shaped blank from which ourimproyed seal formed, eaidleianle eompnsingtwo main body parts 11-12divided by a score or folding line 13, the part 12 extending from thescore line to the edge 14 of the blank, and at one side edge of saidpart 12 is another part 15 separatedfrom the part 12 by two score orfolding lines 16, and at one side of the part 15 is a flap 17 separatedfrom the part 15 by a score or folding line 18,

i The part 12, or the edge portion 14: thereof, is divided into twosupplemental parts 19 and 20 by score or folding lines 21, and thepart15 is divided intothree supplemental parts 22, 23 and 24;by score lines25, while the part 17 is also divided into three supplemental parts 26,27 and 28 by score lines 29, and it will be noted that the score lines21, 25 and 29 are in common alinement, and where the score lines25 and29 cross the score line 18, the separate parts 15 and 17 of the blankare provided with apertures 30, and theisupplemental. part 23 of thepart 15 is provided adjacent to the score line 18 with an elongatedaperture .31. The free edges of the supplemental parts: 26 and 28 of theparts 17 are provided with inwardly directed angular faces 32 whichjoinan outwardly directed V-shaped tongue 33 on the supplemental part 27.. 1

At one side of the part 11 is a folding lock flap 34 connected with thepart 11 by two score lines 35, and the free edge of the locklflap 34 isprovided with a folding lip 36 which and said end portion of the lockflap 3 1 are provided with an aperture 37. The flap 34 adjacent to theinner end there of is cut out to form an ear 38, and said flap isprovided between the ear 38 andthe aperture 37 with a series ofperforations 39 which render said lock flap breakable or rupturableunder tension, as hereinafter described. r

The above description clearly sets out the separate partsof our improvedseal tag and the operation of folding the same for use will be readilynnderstood on a consideration of said description in connection with theaccompanying drawing and the following statement. 1 i

The part 17 is firstfolded inwardly. on: the score line 18 to bring saidpartonto the part 15, as clearly. shown inFig. 2, after which theseparate parts v19, 22 and 26 of the parts 12, 15 and 17 are foldedinwardly onto the supplemental parts20, 23 and 27,

as clearly shown in Fig.1 3,,afterwhiclt both the lipr36 in the flap 34is shown folded forwardly, and in order to seal said tag in the positionshown in Fig. 6, the lock flap 341 in its folded position as shown insaid figure is passed through the aperture 31 in the supplemental part23 until the folded lip 36 thereof engages the tongue 33 on thesupplemental member 27, or until said flap has reachedits-innermostposition and cannot be withdrawn without exerting considerable pressure.

In Fig. 8 it will be noted that if it be attempted to withdraw the lockflap 34:, the folded lip 36 thereof will operate in connection with thetongue 33, or said tongue Will pass through the aperture 37 in said flapand prevent the withdrawal of said flap, but if suflicient force isexerted on said flap, the same will be broken or ruptured along theperforated lines 39, as will be readily understood. By providing the ear38 on theiflap-3l which as will be clearly seen on a consideration ofFig. 7 operates in connection with one side wall of the aperture 31, anaccidental pull or strain on the lock flap 34 will be taken up by'saldear and prevent the rupture or breaking of the fiap 34 on the perforatedlines 39.

' It be noted that our improved seal tag, or that part thereof whichthrough the buttonhole 'or other opening 111 the arment 41, is of threethicknesses as clear y shown in Fig. 8, or consists of the supplementalparts 22, 23 and 24 whlch Wlll make the connection of :the tag with thegalinent strong and durable and prevent the accidental tearing of saidtag when in use, especially when said tag is composed of strong manilapaper, 'or of other strong fibrous material, and various changes in andmodifications of the details of construction of our improved seal tag,as herein shown and described, may be made, within the scope of theappended claims, without departing from the spirit of our invention orsaorifi'cing its advantages.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A seal tag composed of a plurality offoldable parts, a number of said folded parts being adapted to be.passed through a foldable parts,

foldable parts,

PEISSGS part of a garment, and means for interlocking said number offolded parts with another part of said tag to seal the same.

2. A seal tag composed of a plurality of a number of said folded partsbeing adapted to be passed through a part of a garment, and means forinterlocking said number of folded parts with another part of said tagto seal the same, said last named part of the tag being provided with aplurality of perforations.

3. A seal tag composed of a plurality of foldable parts, a number ofsaid folded parts being adapted to be passed through a part of agarment, one of said folded parts being provided with an aperture, andsaid tag being provided with another part adapted to be passed throughthe aperture in said first named folded parts to rate parts of said tagtogether.

4. A seal tag composed of a plurality of foldable parts, a number ofsaid folded parts :being adapted to be passed through a part of agarment, one of said folded parts being prov1ded with an aperture,another of said folded parts being provided with a tongue and said tagbeing provided with an- .other part adapted to be passed through theseal the sepaaperture in said first named folded parts.

and to engage said tongue to seal said tag.

5. A seal tag composed of a plurality of a number of said folded partsbeing adapted to be passed through a part of a garment, one of. beingprovided with an aperture, another of said folded parts being providedwith a tongue, said tag being provided with another part adapted to bepassed through the aperture in said first named folded parts and. .toengage sa1d tongue to seal sa1d ta and said last named part beingprovided with perforations.

6. A seal tag composed of a plurality of foldable parts, a number ofsaid folded parts being adapted to be passed through a part of agarment, one of said folded parts being provided with an aperture,another of said folded parts being provided with a tongue, said tagbeing provided with a part having a foldable lip member, and said partbeingadapted to be passed through the aperture of said first namedfolded parts to bring sa1d foldable 11p member 1nto operatlveconnect1on-w1th sa1d tongue 011 one of sa1d first named folded parts to.seal the separate parts of the tag together."-

7..A seal tag composed of a plurality of foldable parts, a .number ofsaid folded parts being adapted to be passed through a part of agarment, one of said folded parts :being provided with an aperture,another of said folded parts being provided with a tongue, said tagbeing provided with a part having a foldable lip member, and said partbeingadapted tobe passed through. the

said folded parts aperture of said first named folded parts to bringsaid foldable lip member into operative connection with said tongue onone of said first named folded parts to seal the separate parts of thetag together, and said last named part of the tag being provided with anear adapted to operate in connection with the aperture in said firstnamed folded parts.

8. A seal tag composed of a plurality of foldable parts, a number ofsaid folded parts being adapted to be passed through a part of a garmentone of said folded parts being provided with an aperture, another ofsaid folded parts being provided with a tongue, said tag being providedwith a flap the edge portions of which is provided with an aperture,said flap being adapted to be passed through the aperture in said firstnamed folded parts to bring the aperture in said flap into operativeconnection with the tongue on one of said first named folded parts toseal the separate parts of the tag together, said flap being providedwith an ear adapted to operate in connection with the aperture in saidfirst named folded parts, and said flap being provided between theaperture therein and said ear with perforations.

9. A seal tag composed of two main body parts foldable one upon another,one of said parts being provided wlth a plurality of foldable membersone of which is provided with an aperture nd another of which with atongue, the other of said main body parts being provided with a foldableflap which is adapted to be passed through the aperture in the foldedmembers of the other part and engage the tongue therein to seal theseparate parts of the tag together.

10. A seal tag composed of two main body parts foldable one uponanother, one of said parts being provided with a plurality of foldablemembers one of which is provided with an aperture and another of whichwith a tongue, the other of said main body parts being provided with afoldable flap the edge portion of which is provided with an aperture,said flap being adapted to be passed through the aperture in the foldedmembers of the other part to bring the aperture of said flap inoperative connection with the tongue thereof to seal the separate partsof the tongue together when folded.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 4th day ofMarch, 1918.

PAUL PHILIPSBERG. IGNATZ PHILIPSBERG.

Witnesses C. E. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

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